Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez has received a one-match ban for his handball
against Ghana, meaning he could still play in the World Cup final if his
countrymen beat Holland in the semi-final.

Caught red handed: Luis Suarez handles the ball on the goal-line to prevent Ghana scoring what would have been the winning goal.Photo: AFP

By Telegraph staff and agencies

6:37PM BST 03 Jul 2010

Fifa's discipinary commission ruled the ban should be just for one game after the Ajax star, who has scored three goals at the finals, was shown a straight red card for the illegal goal-line clearance which kept out Ghanaian substitute Dominic Adiyah's header in Friday's quarter-final.

The offence resulted in a penalty in the last minute of extra-time but Asamoah Gyan sent his spotkick crashing off the crossbar to give Uruguay a reprieve which they exploited by prevailing 4-2 in the shoot-out which followed.

"This was the end of the World Cup. I had no choice. I have the 'Hand of God' now," said Suarez, referring to Diego Maradona's infamous description of a goal he scored with his hand against England in the 1986 World Cup.